Fruit picker&#39;s bag



May 24, 1932. w. A. BAILER FRUIT PICKERS BAG Filed De; 30, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l- Inventor firraizfl ,fiaz Z91 q By M A llomey 1932. w. A. BAILER FRUIT PIQKERS BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 24,

Eiled'Dec. so, 1930 Inventor W271 44. Ba Zia/ I a Q v A llorney Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED STATES WARREN A. IBAILER, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA FRUIT IPICKERS BAG Application filed December 30, 1930. Serial No. 505,630.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in fruit pickers bags, and more particularly to a bag from which the picked fruit can be released almost instantaneously. V

The principal object of this invention is to provide a bag structure from which its contents can be released without removing the bag from the normal position as carried by the fruit picker.

Other important ob ects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the detent.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the novel bag structure consists of a sheet of flexible material denoted by numeral 5, and folded upon itself so as to provide both front and rear walls.

One lower corner of the folded sheet, that is, at the folded portion of the sheet, is closed in by stitching or otherwise, as at 6, and this on an oblique line with respect to the lower edge of the bag.

The lower edges of the plies of the sheet 5 are provided with hems in which rigid rods 7 are positioned. Each free end of the sheet 5 is provided with a hem in which a stiflf cord 8 is located. The upper edge of the sheet is also provided with a hem in which the rather large flexible cord 9 is located, and extending away from the upper edge portion of the sheet 5, is the shoulder strap 10 with the short strap 11, serving as a brace for the shoulder strap 10, which strap 10 may be provided with any suitable adjusting means 12.

Numeral 13 refers generally to the detent which consists of an elongated tube 14 provided with a longitudinally extending slot 15, extending from a point 16 adjacent one end thereof, longitudinally of the tube to open through the opposite end thereof. The end of the tube 14: near the point 16 is bifurcated as at 17 and one furcation is bent backwardly to provide a finger hook 18. As is apparent in Fig. 3, this tube 14 is engaged over the enlarged edge portion which includes a cord 8-8 for securing this portion of the bag closed.

Obviously, when the ends of the sheet 5 are maintained together in the manner shown in Fig. 3, the rigidity of the rods 77 will maintain the bottom of the bag closed. However, when the detent 13 slipped upwardly so as to expose a substantial portion of the ends of the sheet 5, the flexibility of the cords 8-8 will permit the lower edge portions of the sheet to spread apart, as in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, so that fruit contained in the bag can readily discharge therefrom.

This can be accomplished without the removal of the bag from the carriers body and is obviously a convenience to the industry, permitting fruit pickers to save time ordinarily consumed by the act of picking the bags from the shoulder and inverting the same to discharge the fruit at a desired place.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A fruit pickers bag comprising a con tainer open at its bottom and one side, the edge portions of the bag at the open side at so being provided with beads, a slotted tube for receiving the beads, and a rigid lineal element at each edge of the bag at its open bottom.

2. A fruit pickers bag comprising a rectangular-shaped container open at its top and along one vertical edge portion, and substantially half-way across the bottom, stifl'ening elements on the opposite side portions of the bag at the open bottom portion, a closure for the vertical edge portion, the remaining bottom portion of the bags being inclined toward the closed vertical edge portion of the bag.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WARREN A. BAILER. 

